Match tip cigarette



Jan. 10, 1950 D. A. TQAFFA MATCH TIP CIGARETTE Filed March 1 0, 1945INVENTOR. DOMINIC ,ALF'RED RAF'FA AWAKE 123i Patented Jan. 10, 1950UNITED STATE PATENT OFFICE 5 Claims.

This invention relates to newand useful improvements'in cigarettes, andmore particularly to a match tip cigarette which may be lighted withoutrequiring matches. The invention also may be'applied to cigars, andother smoking devices.

More specifically, the invention proposes the introduction of acigarette or the like havin a match tip mounted in and projecting fromone end bywhich it may be lighted when desired. The dominating featureof thisconstruction rcsides :in the fact that no matches are needed withthe new cigarette or the like and it is not necessary to-supplysmokerswith the usual book of matches, or boxes of matches. Moreover, theannoyance of having to look for a match is eliminated.

The invention contemplates providing the package of cigarettes with astriker area so that when one of the match tip cigarettes is removed, itmay be lighted by rubbing it in the usual way, across the striker area.

Another object of the invention resides in the fact that theconstruction and design of the match tip cigarettes is such that theymay be manufactured and sold at a low cost.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects andadvantages thereof, reference will be had to the following descriptionand accompanying drawings, and to the appended claims in which thevarious novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

the match tip 14 for "assisting in holding the match tip in position, inconjunction with the holding action "of the tobacco. The member. hasitsends i6 engaging through the jacket of the cigarette, by which it issupported.

A reinforcement band ll of paper, or other reinforcement. material, ismounted around the end of. the cigarette l2 and forms an auxiliarysupport for the support wire 15. The match tip In the accompanyingdrawings forming a material part of this disclosure- Fig. 1 is aperspective view of a package of match tip cigarettes constructed inaccordance with this invention.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary side elevational view of the match tip end ofone of the cigarettes shown in Fig. 1. v

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary enlarged sectional view taken on the line 3-3 ofFig. 2.

In Fig. 1 there is shown a package of cigarettes [0 provided with amatch striker element ll mounted on one end, or any portion thereof.This package ill includes a plurality of cigarettes I2, each of which isprovided with a match tip l4 mounted in and projecting from one end. aThe match tip I4 comprises the usual ignitible material found upon theends of matches. The match tip I4 is embedded into the tobacco in theend of the cigarette, to be in position while the cigarette is lighted.A support member [5 is mounted through the end portion of the cigarette,and is engaged beneath the bottom of 14 also provided with an'eyelet 18through which the support wire 15 passes. The match tip i4 may be formedon the eyelet 18, b the usual. dipping process. With this construction,the match tip i l will be held secure, particularly when theccigaretteis mis-handled and 'some'tobacco falls out of the end.

The operation of the match tip cigarette may be understood from thefollowing:

The cigarettes are packaged in the usual way, I t

in packages such as illustrated in Fig. 1. There are usually 20cigarettes to each package. The bottom corner of the wrapper may betorn, to expose some of the cigarettes, which may be removed. Instead ofrequiring a match to light the cigarette, it is merely necessary tostrike the end of the cigarette across the striker ll so that the matchtip 14 engages the striker II and bursts out into flame. This flame issufficient to light the end of the cigarette.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiment of myinvention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to theprecise construction herein disclosed and the right is reserved to allchanges and modifications coming within the scope of the invention asdefined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new. and desire tosecure by United States Letters Patent is:

l. A cigarette having an outer casing enclosing the usual tobaccofiller, comprising a reinforcement member encircling the outer casing ofthe cigarette at one end while leaving the end area completely exposed,a match tip embedded partially into the exposed end of the cigarette andformed with an eyelet in its embedded portion, and an anchorage memberfor the match tip passing laterally through the tobacco filler at thesaid end of the cigarette and having its intermediate area passingthrough the eyelet and its ends projected through the outer casing atthe sides of the cigarette and anchored in the reinforcement member.

2. A cigarette having an outer casing enclosing the usual tobaccofiller, comprising a reinforcement member encircling the'outer' casingof the cigarette at one end while leaving the end area completelyexposed, a match tip embedded partially into the exposed end of thecigarette and formed with an eyelet in its embedded portion, and ananchorage member for the match tip passing laterally through the tobaccofiller at the said end of the cigarette and having its intermediate areapassing through the eyelet and its ends projected through theoutercasing at thesides of the'cigarette and anchored in the reinforcementmember, said reinforcement member comprising a band of reinforcing papersecured in position about the cigaretteifi 3. A cigarette having anouter casing enclosing the usual tobacco filler, comprising areinforce-' ment member encircling the outer casing of the.

cigarette at one end while leaving the end area end of the cigarette andhaving its ends passing through the, outer casing at the sides of thecigarette and anchored in the reinforcing band,

said ig'nitable member being attached to an inu termediate .portion ofthe wire, said ignitable completely exposed, a match tip embeddedpartially into the exposed end of the cigarette and formed with aneyelet in its embedded portion; and an anchorage member for the matchtip passing'laterally through-the tobacco filler at the said end of thecigarette and having'its intermediate area passin through the eyelet andits ends projected through the outer-casing at the sides of thecigarette and anchored in'the reinforcement member, said anchoragemember' comprising a straight piece of wire. 4. A cigarette having anouter casing: enclosing the usual tobacco filler, comprising areinforcing band of paper encircling the outer casing of the: cigaretteatone end while'leaving the end area-completelyexposed, an ignitableni'embei' embedded partially'into the exposed end or the' cigarette, anda straight'piece; of "wire passing Y laterally through the tobaccofiller at the said end of the cigarette and having-its ends passingmember comprising a match tip formed with an eyelet in its embeddedportion through which an intermediate portion of the wire extends foran; chori'ng thematch'tip. i

REFERENCES CITED 4 The following referencesare of record in the" file ofthis patent:

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